Global Patent Index - EP 1979722 B1

EP 1979722 B1 20100616 - LIQUID LEVEL AND DENSITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE

Title (en)

LIQUID LEVEL AND DENSITY MEASUREMENT DEVICE

Title (de)

FLÜSSIGKEITSSTAND- UND DICHTEMESSEINRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE MESURE DU NIVEAU ET DE LA DENSITE D UN LIQUIDE

Publication

EP 1979722 B1 20100616 (EN)

Application

EP 06719883 A 20060130

Priority

US 2006003236 W 20060130

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007086873A1] A liquid level and density measurement device is disclosed. The device comprises an elongated magnetostrictive transducer and at least two transducer magnets embedded into floats that can freely move along a transducer. One float is relatively more sensitive to liquid density variation than the other float. The less sensitive float is used for liquid level measurement and the more sensitive float is used for liquid density measurement. The liquid density float has a lower part completely immersed into a liquid and an upper part partially immersed into a liquid. The upper part is made substantially in the form of a hollow cylinder with an internal diameter larger than the external diameter of the liquid level float. Therefore the liquid density float can move up and down without touching the liquid level float.

IPC 8 full level

G01F 23/76 (2006.01); G01F 23/296 (2006.01); G01F 23/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G01F 23/2963 (2013.01 - EP); G01F 23/38 (2013.01 - KR); G01F 23/76 (2013.01 - EP KR); G01N 9/12 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007086873 A1 20070802; AT E471500 T1 20100715; CA 2637497 A1 20070802; CN 101371110 A 20090218; DE 602006015001 D1 20100729; EA 013768 B1 20100630; EA 200870214 A1 20090630; EP 1979722 A1 20081015; EP 1979722 A4 20090121; EP 1979722 B1 20100616; ES 2347682 T3 20101103; JP 2009525484 A 20090709; JP 4969587 B2 20120704; KR 101258482 B1 20130426; KR 20080090539 A 20081008; MX 2008009711 A 20081217; PL 1979722 T3 20101231

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2006003236 W 20060130; AT 06719883 T 20060130; CA 2637497 A 20060130; CN 200680052057 A 20060130; DE 602006015001 T 20060130; EA 200870214 A 20060130; EP 06719883 A 20060130; ES 06719883 T 20060130; JP 2008553213 A 20060130; KR 20087020841 A 20060130; MX 2008009711 A 20060130; PL 06719883 T 20060130